Tag: georgia
Birmingham’s Jazmine Motley-Maddox: A Style Strategist Who Specializes in TV and...
By Ameera Steward
For The Birmingham Times
Shifting from being a publicist to a costume designer can require tons of changes, but one thing remains the...
A Historic Black-Owned Barbershop with Murals Inside Discovered in Georgia
By Yenny Sanchez
CNN.com
A community revitalization group has uncovered forgotten Black barbershop and murals in an alleyway in Sparta, Georgia.
Dream Streets Sparta was removing plywood...
How Much More Affordable is Birmingham vs Atlanta?
By Patience Itson
bhamnow.com
To see how Birmingham measured up in affordability, we compared the cost of renting in the Birmingham metro area with that of...
Slutty Vegan owner Aisha “Pinky” Cole begins hiring for her Birmingham...
By Chanda Temple
Atlanta businesswoman and philanthropist Aisha “Pinky” Cole was so impressed by the hundreds of people who stood in line for hours just...
Alabama-Georgia rematch to decide national championship Monday
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
You’d think Nick Saban and Kirby Smart are putting on helmets and going head-to-head Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship...
Stacey Abrams Launches 2nd Campaign for Georgia Governor
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become...
Meet Artist Marquis Tucker, Whose Creativity Ranges From Fashion to Food
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Speak to Marquis Tucker, and he’ll tell you that creating is something he lives by. However, the tricky part is...
Stacey Abrams Says 750,000 Georgia Residents Have Requested Ballots For Runoff
By Derek Major
Black Enterprise
Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams said Monday that more than 750,000 residents in Georgia have requested a ballot for the state’s...
Georgia’s Blue Shift Is A Lesson For Progressive Organizers Across The...
By Travis Waldron
Black Voices
On Friday afternoon, news outlets finally began to call President-elect Joe Biden the winner in Georgia, a state that hadn’t voted...
Library Director Floyd Council Sr., accomplished singer, Army vet, administrator, outlines...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Floyd Council Sr., the new executive director of the Birmingham Public Library (BPL), could read music before he...
